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The Cross Cultural Approach
Introduction: The Cross-Cultural Approach

Myth: is a story or example believed as true from a religion or culture group (usually an origin story) (The Prophet Mohamad PBUH is true for all Muslims)
-myth comes from the greek word “muthos” which means word:
-“muthos” are not literal words (they are metaphors)
-“logos” are literal words

The difference between Myth, Legends, Fairytales
Myth: origin stories
Legends: stories that may or may not be believed
Fairytales: stories that starts with “once upon time” (Cinderella, Sleeping beauty, etc.) these have moral part behind it

Occult: it is the hidden knowledge (super natural) like the mark on the chocolate bar or soft drinks (MC  Montréal Kosher, COR 34)

Magic: There is Magic and Magic(k). The one with the (k) means the magic when you change things or put spell on someone (change your boyfriend to a frog). The person who added the (k) was Aluster (something). Mostly we will be talking about magic(k) in this course. The one without a (k) is the stage magic; the hand is quicker than the eye, entertainment magic (Pull a rabbit out of the hat, cards)

Culture: it is what anthropoids do, they study groups of people, it is the proper life and what your culture teach you (you do not marry your mother). Each one of us has one culture at least. (For example: I am Palestinian = culture, I live in Canada = another culture, I study at University of Ottawa = another culture, etc). People are not born with culture but they lean it as they grow.
- A non-written agreed upon lists of beliefs, acts, and ways of being
- Culture defines language and it defines what’s good and bad

Taboo: it comes from a Tunisian, polysian word. Taboo is something you can not do (forbidden), or cannot say. (You can not sleep with one of your parents) A lot of these taboos come from religion (same sex marriage) and culture

Ritual: it is a number of acts done in a group for a purpose (The Pope death, when they chose the new

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